Midnight and the morning of your procedure

DO NOT eat mints, candy, or chew gum after midnight.

The morning of surgery, take your heart or blood pressure medications before leaving to come to the hospital. You may continue to drink ONLY CLEAR LIQUIDS up until the time you leave to go to the hospital. After leaving home, you will only drink Gatorade.

Drink your 20oz bottle of Gatorade on the way to the hospital. It must be finished 2 hours before the time of your scheduled surgery.

Please call the office (410-730-1712) if you have any questions concerning these instructions.

Be sure to drink an 8 ounce glass of a clear liquid every hour until 11pm (at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm), after finishing the Miralax Mix prep. This keeps you hydrated.

Midnight and the morning of your procedure

DO NOT EAT mints, candy, or chew gum after midnight.

The morning of surgery, take your heart or blood pressure medications before leaving to come to the hospital. You may continue to drink ONLY CLEAR LIQUIDS up until the time you leave to go to the hospital. After leaving home, you will only drink Gatorade.

Drink your 20oz bottle of Gatorade on the way to the hospital. It must be finished 2 hours before the time of your scheduled surgery.

Please call the office (410-730-1712) if you have any questions concerning these instructions.

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Left Colon and Rectal Bowel Prep Instructions

LOW SODIUM (MAG CITRATE) BOWEL PREP FOR SURGERY

Before your procedure

Your efforts at cleansing your colon are essential for an accurate procedure. These instructions are designed to maximize the ease, safety, and success of your preparation. Failure to take the prep as indicated may result in a poorly cleansed colon and the cancellation of the procedure.

You will need to purchase:

(1) 10 oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate

(1) pkg of 4 Bisacoyl (Ducolax) tablets

DAY BEFORE YOUR PROCEDURE:

You may have a light breakfast before 10:30 am, then drink only CLEAR LIQUIDS for lunch and dinner. These include: coffee, tea, hard candy, water, carbonated beverages, apple juice, white grape juice or white cranberry juice, Gatorade, soft drinks, Jell-O (no fruit added), icy popsicles and clear broth. Do not drink alcohol, dairy products (including non-dairy creamer) or any liquid with red or purple food coloring. It is important that you drink as much clear liquid as you can throughout the day to avoid dehydration due to the multiple bowel movements.

Drink an 8 oz glass of Water or Clear Liquid beverage at:

1:00 pm

2:00 pm

3:00 pm

4:00 pm

Drink the 10 oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate at 5:30 pm

Drink an 8 oz glass of Water or Clear Liquid beverage at:

6:00 pm

7:00 pm

At 7:30 pm: Peel the backing off the packet of Bisacodyl (Ducolax) tablets and remove the 4 enclosed tablets. Take all 4 tablets with one 8 oz glass of Water or Clear Liquid beverage. This will usually produce a bowel movement in 6-12 hours.